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The Bhagavad Gita
SKU:
019-2
Size:
5'' x 8¼''
ISBN:
978-1-58638-019-9
Pages:
256
Author:
Eknath Easwaran
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Paperback
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The Bhagavad Gita:
one of three new editions of the books in Eknath Easwaran’s Classics of Indian Spirituality series
“On this path, effort never goes to waste, and there is no failure. Even a little effort towards spiritual awareness will protect you from the greatest fear.”
– Bhagavad Gita (2:40)
The Bhagavad Gita, the “Song of the Lord,” is India’s best-known scripture. For Easwaran, it was a personal guidebook, as it was for Mahatma Gandhi.
The Bhagavad Gita opens, dramatically, on a battlefield. Prince Arjuna is on the brink of an apocalyptic war that he doesn’t want to fight – and he turns in anguish to his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, for answers to the fundamental questions of life.
Arjuna’s struggle is profoundly modern. Easwaran’s genius is to show us that “the battlefield is a perfect backdrop, but the Gita’s subject is the war within, the struggle for self-mastery that every human being must wage.” And Sri Krishna’s sublime instruction, on living and dying, working and loving, on the nature of the soul, is as relevant to readers today as it was at the dawn of Indian history.
Features
* Easwaran’s translation is accurate and accessible. Raised in the Hindu culture, he studied Sanskrit from a young age and later developed a deep love of English literature. He highlights the Gita’s key messages and conveys the haunting beauty of the verses. And readers will appreciate Easwaran’s authenticity – he lived the Gita.
* Easwaran’s introduction gives the key to the Gita’s timeless wisdom. Combining erudition with a contagious personal enthusiasm, Easwaran places the Gita in its historical context, gives a clear explanation of fundamental concepts, and brings out the universality of the Gita’s teachings.
* Includes chapter introductions, notes, and a Sanskrit glossary.
* This new edition contains a new foreword, two-color easy-to-read interior, and elegant new cover.
Table of Contents
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Foreword: The Classics of Indian Spirituality
Introduction: The Bhagavad Gita
1: The War Within
2: Self-Realization
3: Selfless Service
4: Wisdom in Action
5: Renounce & Rejoice
6: The Practice of Meditation
7: Wisdom from Realization
8: The Eternal Godhead
9: The Royal Path
10: Divine Splendor
11: The Cosmic Vision
12: The Way of Love
13: The Field & the Knower
14: The Forces of Evolution
15: The Supreme Self
16: Two Paths
17: The Power of Faith
18: Freedom & Renunciation
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The Bhagavad Gita
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I must have heard the Gita recited thousands of times when I was growing up, but I don’t suppose it had any special significance for me then. Not until I went to college and met Mahatma Gandhi did I begin to understand why nothing in the long, rich stretch of Indian culture has a wider appeal, not only within India but outside as well. Today, after more than thirty years of devoted study, I would not hesitate to call it India’s greatest gift to the world. The Gita has been translated into every major language and perhaps a hundred times into English alone; commentaries on it are said to be more numerous than on any other scripture. Like the Sermon on the Mount, it has an immediacy that sweeps away time, place, and circumstance. Addressed to everyone, of whatever background or status, the Gita distills the loftiest truths of India’s ancient wisdom into simple, memorable poetry that haunts the mind and informs the affairs of everyday life.
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“No one in modern times is more qualified – no, make that ‘as qualified’ – to translate the epochal Classics of Indian Spirituality than Eknath Easwaran. And the reason is clear. It is impossible to get to the heart of those classics unless you live them, and he did live them. My admiration of the man and his works is boundless.”
– Huston Smith, author of
The World’s Religions
“For all of its profundity, Eknath Easwaran manages to translate the Gita in easy prose that neither panders nor obscures. Coupled with his thorough introduction, Easwaran’s version comes off on all the levels it should: as a guide to action, devotional scripture, a philosophical text, and inspirational reading.”
– Amazon.com Eastern Religion editor
“Maintaining a careful balance between introductions to each chapter and the text itself, Easwaran transposes the spirit of the Gita into our society’s consciousness without compromising the spiritual depth . . . Strongly recommended for undergraduate student use and for the general reader."
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Choice Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
"Easwaran's translation of The Bhagavad Gita retains a lyrical, poetic flow, and is supplemented by a foreword, an introduction, and notes on the meanings of the original Sanskrit terms, and a glossary. An invaluable religious studies and reference text, which belongs side by side on religious studies shelves along with annotated copies of the Bible, the Koran, and other core spiritual scripture."
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The Midwest Book Review
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Reader Reviews
Name:
Michael Orlando Yaccarino
Date:
06/07/2009
Review:
I was completely unprepared for the profound depths this classic text allowed access to. Layer upon layer of meaning revealed itself with the passing of each chapter. Outwardly cloaked as a thrilling adventure, the Bhagavad Gita becomes a guide to living in the most spiritually responsible manner possible via Easwaran's exquisite translation. Diana Morrison's insightful chapter introductions assure that none of the message is missed.
Name:
Patty
Date:
10/02/2008
Review:
This translation of the Gita has awakened me to the essence of life. I am reading it now for the third time and discovering new and profound insights to aid me on my spiritual journey. This is a must read for all! I started a book club at our center to encourage others to read this beautiful book and it has opened the hearts and minds of many to taking to the path of meditation.
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